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1 wispy
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wispiest — wisp ► NOUN 1) a small thin bunch, strand, or amount of something. 2) a small thin person. DERIVATIVES wispy adjective (wispier, wispiest) . ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
wispiest — wisp·y || wɪspɪ adj. slender, light; small; resembling or consisting of thin threads … English contemporary dictionary
wispy — wispily, adv. wispiness, n. /wis pee/, adj., wispier, wispiest. being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. [1710 20; WISP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
wisp — UK [wɪsp] / US noun [countable] Word forms wisp : singular wisp plural wisps 1) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2) an idea, feeling, or sound… … English dictionary
wispy — /ˈwɪspi/ (say wispee) adjective (wispier, wispiest) being a wisp or in wisps; wisp like; thin, weak looking, or pale: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. {wisp + y1} …
wisp — ► NOUN 1) a small thin bunch, strand, or amount of something. 2) a small thin person. DERIVATIVES wispy adjective (wispier, wispiest) . ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
wispier — wisp ► NOUN 1) a small thin bunch, strand, or amount of something. 2) a small thin person. DERIVATIVES wispy adjective (wispier, wispiest) . ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
wispy — wisp ► NOUN 1) a small thin bunch, strand, or amount of something. 2) a small thin person. DERIVATIVES wispy adjective (wispier, wispiest) . ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
wisp — [wisp] n. [ME, prob. < Scand, as in Swed visp, a bundle of rushes or twigs, akin to ON visk: see WHISK] 1. a small bundle or bunch, as of straw 2. a thin, slight, or filmy piece, strand, etc. [a wisp of smoke] 3. something delicate, frail, etc … English World dictionary
wisp — n. 1 a small bundle or twist of straw etc. 2 a small separate quantity of smoke, hair, etc. 3 a small thin person etc. 4 a flock (of snipe). Derivatives: wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.: cf.… … Useful english dictionary
